Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has said that he regrets selling Glenn Murray and listening to former managers’ opinions about the former Palace forward.
The Eagles are playing their bitter rivals Brighton next Tuesday and it is likely that Murray will feature against his former employers.
Murray was a fan favourite in South London after his amazing run of form in the 2012/13 season helped the Eagles get back to the Premier League via the play-offs. His success was that much sweeter at Palace as he was signed on a free from their rivals Brighton.
After two years in the Premier League with Palace, the 34-year-old striker was sold to Bournemouth when Palace were under Alan Pardew and he is now back in the South Coast. Murray is proving his doubters wrong, scoring four goals in four games for the Seagulls since securing a brace against West Ham.
Parish, as quoted in the Croydon Advertiser said:
The fact that Glenn is not at this club is a massive regret for me. We made a mistake, simple as that. He did have a cruciate injury and I was told by managers he wasn’t good enough and that he wouldn’t make it. In the Premier League, he didn’t do this and he didn’t do that.
Crystal Palace have had bad luck with strikers recently, having only one registered first team striker available to them in Christian Benteke. They will have to wait several games until Connor Wickham is ready to return for the Eagles.
